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Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

California waters-
Inner waters from  60 nm to 150 nm offshore.
Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore.

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PZZ899-220430-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A weakening cold front will
move across the S waters today and dissipate. A low pressure
trough will develop along the central and northern California
coast today, persist tonight and Mon, then gradually weaken Mon
night into Tue. The trough will then drift south over the central
California waters Tue night and dissipate Wed. A high pressure
ridge will persist to the N and NW of the region today and
tonight while gradually weakening. Another area of high pressure
will build in from the W and NW Mon into Wed, then shift to the
southern waters Wed night. A weak cold front will move into the
NW portion late Thu then reach the central waters Thu night.
High pressure will rebuild W of the waters Thu and Thu night.

$$

PZZ820-220430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.

$$

PZZ920-220430-
Point St. George to Point Arena between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT and MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ825-220430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 60 NM and 150 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft.
.MON...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ925-220430-
Point Arena to Pigeon Point between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ830-220430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 60 NM and 150 NM
offshore-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas
5 to 8 ft.
.WED...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU and THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ930-220430-
Pigeon Point to Point Piedras Blancas between 150 NM and 250 NM
offshore-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED and WED NIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.THU and THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ835-220430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 60 NM and
150 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.THU and THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ935-220430-
Point Piedras Blancas to Santa Cruz Island, CA between 150 NM
and 250 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
.TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT and WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT through THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7
ft.

$$

PZZ840-220430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA between 60 NM
and 150 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft.
.MON and MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ940-220430-
Santa Cruz Island, CA to 120W between 150 NM and 250 NM offshore-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N to NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming 10 to 15 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

$$

PZZ945-220430-
San Clemente Island, CA to 30N from 60 NM offshore west to 120W-
839 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT and WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

.Forecaster Bancroft. Ocean Prediction Center.